Use of the Platform Function in JSL

This is a general JMP scripting language question. I stumbled on a function called Platform() in the Scripting Index and in the Scripting Index. I continue to look for new/hidden capabilities in JSL, so I was wondering what this Platform function does. When calling a platform such as Bivariate, I would normally script it as:

bivobj = datatable << Bivariate( Y, X );

It appears that this could also be scripted using the Platform function as

bivobj = Platform( datatable, Bivariate( Y, X ) );

Is the Platform function just an equivalent command or does it provide some additional capabilities beyond the traditional way to call platforms/analyses?